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System and Method for Monitoring Information in a Network Environment

a network environment and information monitoring technology, applied in the field of network communications, to achieve the effect of avoiding latency issues, slow network communication, and burdening the overall network system

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-09
CISCO TECH INC
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The present invention provides a system and method for monitoring information in a network environment that allows multiple devices or components to receive information relating to communication flows without burdening the overall network system. The system includes a single access element that operates to share information among all interested devices and performs the sniffing or detecting function at a single location. The access element also avoids latency issues caused by network equipment and facilitates easier manageability for network architectures. The failover capabilities within the network are also improved because the non-operation of a single component seeking information relating to the communication flow will not affect the overall operation of the network.

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Also, formatting, encryption / decryption, and compatibility issues with new equipment being introduced in the communication flow will only involve the access element instead of all of the equipment in the stream of the communication flow.

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[0015]FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of a communication system 10 for monitoring data in a network environment in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Communication system 10 includes an end user 12, a network access server (NAS) 14, an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) access element 16 and an AAA server 18. Communication system 10 also includes multiple client-aware network elements 24a and 24b, multiple internet protocol (IP) networks 28a and 28b, and a wireless application protocol (WAP) gateway 32.

[0016] According to the teachings of one embodiment of the present invention, AAA access element 16 operates to replace, to supplement, or to imitate or mimic one or more devices (or capabilities thereof) that are positioned in a communication flow initiated by end user 12. AAA access element 16 gleans information from the communication flow and may then selectively disseminate data associated with the communication flow to client-aware net...

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Abstract

A method for monitoring information in a network environment is provided that includes receiving one or more packets from a communication flow initiated by an end user. The information associated with the communication flow is then selectively communicated to a plurality of client-aware network elements.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 119,881, filed Apr. 9, 2002 and entitled “System and Method for Monitoring Information in a Network Environment.”TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates in general to the field of network communications and more particularly to a system and method for monitoring information in a network environment. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Effective network communications is becoming increasingly important in today's society. One aspect of network communications relates to the ability to gather or to monitor information that is contained within a communication flow. Devices, components, and equipment within a network may wish to glean information from the communication flow in order to provide some capability or enhancement to entities within a network or to accommodate or account for an end user in some fashion. [0004] In monitoring or gleaning informati...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04M11/00H04L12/26
CPCH04L43/026
Inventor BAKITA, THOMAS R.O'ROURKE, CHRISFRYE, DWIGHT R. JR.PITTENGER, FRANK W.WHITE, JOHN G.SCHOMBURG, KEITH R.MACKIE, ROBERT A.DIXON, WALTER G.
Owner CISCO TECH INC
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